Ayrshire College inspires Modern Apprentices
MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS HELP EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP THEIR WORKFORCE BY TRAINING NEW STAFF AND UPSKILLING EXISTING EMPLOYEES . FOR INDIVIDUALS , AN APPRENTICESHIP IS A JOB WHICH LETS THEM GAIN AN INDUSTRY-RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION WHILE EARNING A WAGE .
Emma is coming to the end of her second year as an apprentice and has been attending college on a day release basis . She recognises the importance of collegebased learning as it presents the opportunity to test her skills on dishes that are not on the menu at Cecchini ’ s Restaurant in Ardrossan .
Emma said “ Our menu at the restaurant is big but we don ’ t get whole fish bought in for example . So , at college I can fillet a whole salmon and that ’ s a skill I can bring in here .”
She ’ s thrilled to be in the kitchen at the restaurant too . She said “ It gives me the experience and the knowledge of working in a professional kitchen . It ’ s a very , very high pressure environment in the restaurant kitchen – not an easy job at all . But if you love what you do , you learn to cope and the staff here help you along the way .”
FIRST YEAR GSK MANUFACTURING APPRENTICE CHLOE WORKS ON SITE TWO DAYS A WEEK AND STUDIES HNC MANUFACTURING AT THE COLLEGE EVERY MONDAY , TUESDAY AND FRIDAY .
“ Once I sat my exams I realised that the subjects I got good grades in were the subjects that you needed for this this kind of job . I was getting high grades in craft and design , graphic communication and physics . So I thought I might as well put my talent into something that would give back to me . “ I wanted to do something completely different , I didn ’ t want to do what everyone else did by going to university .
“ The benefits of an apprenticeship are that if you concentrate and stick in doing the work , you ’ re pretty much guaranteed a job if you have the correct behaviours and if your company has a landing role for you . You ’ ve got a wide open door straight into industry .”
When asked what her favourite part of her
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EMMA TAIT , MODERN APPRENTICE , ARDROSSAN
With Emma approaching the third year of her apprenticeship , the owner of the restaurant summed up the progress she has made during her time at Cecchini ’ s .
Managing Director Anthony Cecchnini said “ The improvement has been vast , absolutely brilliant . Emma ’ s very dedicated and works every weekend . She works hard and will do anything she ’ s asked to do which is brilliant .”
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Student now working for one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies
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CHLOE GREIG , MODERN APPRENTICE , GSK
working life is , Chloe said “ I ’ m working with people who have been in the job for 30 + years . As an apprentice , every single person I ’ ve worked with has been very encouraging and they ’ ve given me the best advice for my job . I love learning from them .
“ My life goal is to become one of those people who helps the apprentice . I ’ d love to work at GSK for the rest of my life – even if that involves moving from place to place .”
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The HIVE ::
Step into College
The HIVE ( Hope , Inspiration and Vision in Education ) is a bespoke learning space which focuses on preparing young people for life , learning and work .
The programmes , which are run at the Kilwinning campus , aim to develop essential skills , motivation and selfconfidence in an innovative and engaging way . The courses are for young people from age 15 to 25 and include :
• Princes Trust
• 24 / 7 and 24 / 7 Plus
• Personal Empowerment Zone ( PEZ ) and PEZ Plus
From these , there is the chance to move on to other courses like Step into Youthwork and Step into Customer Service .
Believe in Yourself
This course starts on 6 May 2016 for 4 weeks , 3 hours per week from 10am to 1pm at the Kilwinning Campus . Subjects will include :
• Confidence Building
• Presentation and Care
• Introduction to Volunteering
TACT – Preparing to Volunteer
This course starts on 10 May 2016 for 10 weeks , 2 hours per week from 10am to 12 noon at the The Ayrshire Community Trust , 93 Princes Street , Ardrossan , KA22 8DQ .
For more information on these programmes , please contact Joyce Stirton at Kilwinning campus on 01294 555 325 or email joyce . stirton @ ayrshire . ac . uk
New Courses
We are excited to be launching a number of new courses for 2016-17 . There will be opportunities for prospective students to gain qualifications in : Access to Life Sciences , Bakery , Coding , Photography , Quantity Surveying and Technical Theatre .
To find out more information on these courses , visit www . ayrshire . ac . uk
Ayrshire College is a registered Scottish charity . Reg No SC021177